text: Amines () are named for the attached alkane chain with the suffix "-amine" (e.g.,  methanamine). If necessary, the bonding position is suffixed:  propan-1-amine,  propan-2-amine. The prefix form is "amino-".
  For secondary amines (of the form ), the longest carbon chain attached to the nitrogen atom becomes the primary name of the amine; the other chain is prefixed as an alkyl group with location prefix given as an italic N:  is N-methylethanamine. Tertiary amines () are treated similarly:  is N-ethyl-N-methylpropanamine. Again, the substituent groups are ordered alphabetically.